Awning



United States Patent 3,383,813 AWNING Adolph J. Voigt, Box 1, Glmsted, Ill. 62790 Filed Sept. 28, 1966, Ser. No. 582,717 1 Claim. (CI. 5274) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A Window awning made of corrugated material and having a horizontal top plate with corrugations running from side to side whereby rain will drain sidewardly from the awning top and then run down a diagonally downwardiy extending side plate at each side.

This invention relates to covers and similar devices, and more particularly an awning.

The main object of this invention is to provide an awning adapted to be attached to the window frame for protecting the same from adverse weather conditions.

Another object of this invention is to provide an awning which is designed to be used with a mounting of U-shaped configuration attachable to any window frame.

Another object of this invention is to provide an awning which is of basically corrugated shape.

Still another object of this invention is to provide an awning which is relatively inexpensive to manufacture, may be reasonably priced, may be used with windows of any shape or size, and provides maximum utility to its user.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein a satisfactory embodiment of the invention is shown. However, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the details disclosed but includes all such variations and modifications as fall within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of this invention.

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged face view of the mounting frame shown in elevation and removed from FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a top plan view of FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 4 is a cross sectional view taken along the lines 44 of FIGURE 2.

According to this invention, an awning includes a mounting frame 11 which is generally made out of wood and assumes a substantially inverted U-configuration. Awning 10 includes a corrugated plate 14, the end portions thereof are provided with perpendicularly disposed, corrugated sides 13 which protect the window from each Patented May 21, 1968 side. As it may be seen from FIGURE 1, the interior of awning 10 is provided with a pair of L-shaped support braces 12 adapted to secure sides 13 to the end portions of the mounting frame 11. Preferably brace 12 is secured to the inside portions of awning 10 by means of a plurality of rivets (not shown).

Suitable means such as screws (not shown) are used to secure mounting frame 11 to the outside portions of the window frame.

From the above description, it is thought that the construction and advantages of this invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. Various changes and modifications, however, may be made without deviating or departing from the spirit and scope of this invention.

What I now claim is:

1. An awning comprising, in combination, a mounting frame adapted to be attached to a window frame, a corrugated top plate, one edge of said top plate being secured to the top portion of said mounting frame, a pair of diagonally downward extending corrugated side plates secured to the side end edges of said top plate for enclosing said window frame, and thereby protecting the window from adverse weather conditions, said mounting frame including a top strip and a pair of leg members secured to each end of said strip and thereby forming a frame of inverted U-shaped configuration, each of said leg members of said frame being of somewhat triangular configuration with a diagonaliy downward extending side edge against which said diagonally downward side plate is secured, a horizontally extending L-shaped brace having one arm secured to each of said side plates and another arm secured to one of said legs of said frame, and said top plate being in a horizontal plane and having corrugations each of which extends in a transverse direction from said side edge to said side edge whereby rain will run toward said side edges and downwardly along said downwardly diagonally extending side plates.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,075,135 3/1937 Reynolds et a1 5274 X 2,710,995 6/1955 Stelzer 5274 2,731,686 1/1956 Ball 5274 2,743,490 5/1956 Scott et al. 5274 2,778,071 1/1957 Anderson 5274 2,807,061 9/1957 Stone 5274 2,814,842 12/1957 OMorrow 5274 3,103,715 9/1963 Noecker 5274 3,015,861 1/1962 Hupp 5274 FRANK L. ABBOTT, Primary Examiner.

C. G. MUELLER, Assistant Examiner. 

